Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-15
Progress of the Great C0nspir-
acy Case at Sioux City,
Iowa.
A Number Of Eye Witnesses
..laced on the Stand by
the Defense.
Strong Effort of the Defense to Prove
An Alibi and Impeach
State Witnesses.
SIXTH DAY.

Court again convened with q packed house,
the audience being composed of a large num-
Der Of ladies. something ovor one hundred be-
ing in attendance. The evidence was very
light, rs agreater portion of tho day was occu-
pied by the counsel on o question of admiss-
ability Of certain evidence. Only four wit
L. ieayitt, Mrs. Leavitt, Albert Kosciniski
{alias Bismarck, and United States District At
torney Murphy. II. l. Leavitt's testimony was
of no Importance as it was but q recapitula-
ton of that of tho day before. Thenext witness
called to tho stand was Mrs: Jennie Leayitt:
hoard Of the killing of Haddock on the night
of tho murder; my husband told me; l heard
Mr.. Ieavitt and John Arensdorf talking with
in . few days afterwards. Arensdorf said he
had been before the ooroner's jury, but that
Horny Peters would be next before the Grand
Jury. He said also Peters was a dumb Dutch
man and couldn't be fixed for evidence, and
that lie would have to send Peters away; after
band to come up. sta rs; lie did come up
stairs, and we spoke on the subject of the
conversation between MI. Leavitt and John
.Arensdsrf; when 1 heard the conversation be-
tween hem l was feeding my birds; the cages
on the evening Of tho murder whom Mr.:
Leav,tt came back he had changed his
clothes; Ae did so at my suggestion.
AlbertKischniski: My namei s AlbertK isch-
niski: 16o by the. name of Bismarck; was
born iii Germany; I came to America six years
ago, and an As years old; 1 have lived in
Sioux City evor s%lnce;I have worked at the
pork hoube in winter, and in summer nave
fixed pumps, etc. 1 have known Arensdorf
eyer since l have been in Sioux City; l knew
Geo. Iricber, tho saloon keeper; / worked
with him at the pork-house and at the ice
houses Ei1new Fred Mnnchrath ever since [
came to Sioux City; he was a saloon keeper
knew Horny Peters; he drove the beer wagon
he hef A Nss aeepins brewery " yild ! knew The Louis sd Path h
the murder I went up on Fourth
Tricber and went to tho Court House use's and
stayed till noon; the whisky trials were going
I don't know what case 1t was they we're try
ing, butit was a whisky case; Treiber and 1
left about noon and won't around-to the Metho-
dist Church.. and Treiber pointed out the
church: Treiber was talking to me when we
passed tho priests lHaddock'e] house and the
church. What did he say? This question was
objected to by the defense, and the objection
raised q discussion consuming nearly the
whole OF the remainder of tho day. The DIS
cussicn continued till tho noon adjournment,
uity, tho testimony OF the only other witness
who gave oTidence ID hero introduced in this
report
Immediately after the converting of court az
vi tHe NOON FoCoSh SGaG6S Attorney MARSH
stated that he desired to recall Mr.. Murphy,
and as ,thela after wished to leave the city he
wouldrrecsalthfm, at once. There was no OBJ
lection. I. 2. Murphy. recalled. The rou ,e
I travelled tl,e night Of tho murder was from
the deroton Nebraska to Fourth street, across
the bridge on Perry creek. and then on West
Third street home; to travel that route l went
by the Columbia house ; ! went that way every
day between my, home and my office;
there is an electric light about 200
feet west of the bridge on
Fourth. OF rather West Third street, which is
a continuation of Fourth street; there was an
other electric light half a block south on
Fourth, totween Water and Pearl streets; or
dinaliiy there was at night d pretty good light
=, a. and md. about o. the bridge; whom n the lights were
sons there at SOM distance; ordinarily there
would DO no difficulty in distinguishing forms
and faces on the bridge; on my way that night
Il locked at my. watch, nearly to Douglas
street; 1t was 1917; the lights were burning.
After the testimony of Mr.. Murphy was given
the rest of the day was occupied by legal ar
guments.